HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

Instruction per Week : 4 Hrs Sessionals : 20
Duration of Examination: 3 Hrs Univ.Exam : 80

UNIT - I

Importance of the User interface.
Characteristics of Graphical and Web User Interfaces.
User Interface Design Process - Knowing the client, understanding business function,
Principles of good screen design.

UNIT - II

System menus and Navigation schemes.
Kinds of windows, Device based controls, Screen based controls, Test and Messages.

UNIT - III

Feedback, guidance and Assistance.
Internationalization and Accessibility.
Graphics, Icons and Images. Colors, Layout windows and pages.

UNIT - IV

Interaction design - Introduction, goals, usability.
Conceptualizing interaction - problem space, conceptual models, interface metaphors,
Interaction paradigms.
Congnition, conceptual frameworks for cognition.
Collaboration and communication - Social mechanisms, conceptual frame work.

UNIT - V

Affective aspects, expressive interfaces, user frustration, agents.
Process of interaction design - activities, characteristics, practical issues, life cycle models.
Design, Prototyping and Construction - prototyping, conceptual design, physical design
Evaluation - Introduction, framework.
Testing and Modeling users - kinds of tests, doing user testing, experiments, predictive models.

Suggested Reading :

1. Wilbert O. Galitz, - “The essential guide to user interface design”, Wiley Dreamtech 2002.
2. Preece. Rogers. Sharp - “Interaction design”, John Wiley 2002.